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the obama administration couldn't resist. after the speech, they posted the following photo on the president's twitter page. it shows president obama sitting in a chair with the caption, this seat is taken. now, as far as the gop is concerned, they don't seem too concerned with it. they seem pleased with the address. judging an american icon like clint eastwood doesn't work. his ad libbing was a break from the political speeches. the crowd enjoyed it. he pointed out that 23 million americans out of work or unemployed is a national disgrace and it's time for a change. they believe clint made their day. but, let's face it. you know, it is very hard to ignore all of those awkward moments. back to you. >> thank you very much. i want to go straight to our resident comedian, bill santiago. good morning, bill. >> good morning, randy. >> loving the pink on you. >> thank you. >> everyone is talking about eastwood's speech more than romney's speech. this can't be good for the candidate, can it? >> it's supposed to be romney's night and
the obama administration couldn't resist. after the speech, they posted the following photo on the president's twitter page. it shows president obama sitting in a chair with the caption, this seat is taken. now, as far as the gop is concerned, they don't seem too concerned with it. they seem pleased with the address. judging an american icon like clint eastwood doesn't work. his ad libbing was a break from the political speeches. the crowd enjoyed it. he pointed out that 23 million americans...
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the ability to make nuclear bombs has quintupled under the obama administration. >> we cannot allow iran to gain luck lar weapons capability. let's take a look where we have come fro. war accident obama, they had enough material to make one bomb. now they have enough for five. >> the fact, the institute for science and national security said when obama took office in 2008, the iranians had enough to make one weapon. now they have five. if they had the capability to enrich uranium, which to the best of our ability, they don't have the ability to enrich urani uranium. so the. >> verdict here? partly true. less uranium, but they don't believe iran can make a bomb out of it yet. wolf. >> the first of several reality checks that we're doing in the course of our coverage here. erin burnett watched the debate way focus group of undecided voters in the swing state of virginia. let's go to norfolk right now. erin getting reaction what is the reaction, erin? >>> it was interesting. i was watching them and i haven't even had a chance to tell them this. you were on the edge of your seats and people
the ability to make nuclear bombs has quintupled under the obama administration. >> we cannot allow iran to gain luck lar weapons capability. let's take a look where we have come fro. war accident obama, they had enough material to make one bomb. now they have enough for five. >> the fact, the institute for science and national security said when obama took office in 2008, the iranians had enough to make one weapon. now they have five. if they had the capability to enrich uranium,...
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this label allows the obama administration to go after the network's assets. and prosecute those who aid or assist the haqqanis. the network is a very close relationship with al qaeda along with pakistan spy agency the isi. he also told us he's skeptical the new disignition will slow down or prevent any future attacks. >>> "outfront" has learned a victim of the sikh temple shooting in wisconsin is recovering. it's been more than a month since the shooting left seven dead. of the four people injure punjab singh is the only one who remains in the hospital. his family said despite the heroic efforts of emergency responders at the scene, he has not fully recovered, but the family since singh has been moved out of the intensive care unit. cnn. >>> cnn learning tonight that congressman jackson has checked out of the mayo clinic. being treated for bipolar depression. we're told the democrat is back in washington with his family and when asked by cnn if representative jackson would be on capitol hill monday, his chief of staff told us, we hope. >>> it has been 400 day
this label allows the obama administration to go after the network's assets. and prosecute those who aid or assist the haqqanis. the network is a very close relationship with al qaeda along with pakistan spy agency the isi. he also told us he's skeptical the new disignition will slow down or prevent any future attacks. >>> "outfront" has learned a victim of the sikh temple shooting in wisconsin is recovering. it's been more than a month since the shooting left seven dead. of...
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>>> according to the military, the pentagon, the obama administration, and many in the nato coalition, yes. what we're talking about right now, ashleigh, is eventually what actually wound up being 33,000. all of them now. all the extra u.s. troops that president obama sent in in 2010, mainly to southern afghanistan, the big taliban stronghold at the time, now back out of afghanistan. defense secretary leon panetta issued a statement last night about the end of the surge, in which he underscored what he says the successes are. he says, quote, the surge accomplished its objectives of reversing taliban momentum on the battlefield and dramatically increased the size and capability of the afghan national security forces. how much bigger are the afghan forces? last when the surge started there were about 153,000 afghan forces. now 340,000. but the fundamental question is, has it really changed? because, of course, ashleigh, this week we saw huge development pulling back on the joint operations between u.s. and afghan forces. because of security concerns, and that joint partnering is what it
>>> according to the military, the pentagon, the obama administration, and many in the nato coalition, yes. what we're talking about right now, ashleigh, is eventually what actually wound up being 33,000. all of them now. all the extra u.s. troops that president obama sent in in 2010, mainly to southern afghanistan, the big taliban stronghold at the time, now back out of afghanistan. defense secretary leon panetta issued a statement last night about the end of the surge, in which he...
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mitt romney praises some aspects of the obama's administration's race to the top program but says he would give more control to state and local governments. the federal government pays 12.5% of elementary education. the government imposes sweeping mandates but leaves others to pay the bill. in april mitt romney says if he becomes president the department of education will be consolidated with another agency. it will be a heck of a lot smaller. secretary of education arne duncan leads that. he's with me now. thank you nor joining me. we haven't heard much until this week, the president campaigning in iowa talking to students and romney campaign took out an ad. mitt romney said under president obama it costs more to go to college. he says there are fewer opportunities when students graduate, less likely to be employed, half of them unemployed or underemployed. tell me, why would this get any better if president obama has another four years. >> what president obama and i fundamentally believe we have to educate our way to a better economy. our children today aren't competing for jobs in
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administration would do that. bit if they could find a way to impose a no-fly zone without massive casualties because syria's more complicated than a military target than libya was where all the anti-aircraft was around the coastline, not in huge population centers. you know. i think it's easy to which for those things but harder do them i want to emphasize this is not the end of history moment. this is the return of history moment. the islamic world has been passive for 200 years. it is waking up it. is remake itself. it will make itself in its own invention. at the end of the day, much as i wish like all of you that we could go in there like a white knight and save the situation, sometimes it cannot be done. >> hang on a second. you can't -- you know, there's all of these platitude news announcements like i wish we could do more and we could do more and this is their fight, yes, the war on the european continent was their fight and we did something and they were were remade in a image and guess what, it looks a
administration would do that. bit if they could find a way to impose a no-fly zone without massive casualties because syria's more complicated than a military target than libya was where all the anti-aircraft was around the coastline, not in huge population centers. you know. i think it's easy to which for those things but harder do them i want to emphasize this is not the end of history moment. this is the return of history moment. the islamic world has been passive for 200 years. it is waking...
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administration for not acting sooner. recently he called for arming the rebels but he stopped short of saying u.s. should provide weapons. his staff said they would rely on allies to do that, unnamed allie allies, but basically what the obama administration is already doing, isn't it? >> i don't think they're doing it. they say they are but the facts are they are not doing it because the arms are going into the arms of the wrong people, as we said the beginning of our conversation. obviously, i support strongly providing them with weapons. i hope governor romney will agree with that position. >> you think the u.s. should directly supply them with weapons? >> you know, i've always said that. and i think that mitt romney is right. that we should play a much greater and stronger role in making sure those weapons go to the right people, which is obviously not the case now because of a lack of american leadership. >> senator mccain, appreciate your time. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> coming up, an update on the 14-year
administration for not acting sooner. recently he called for arming the rebels but he stopped short of saying u.s. should provide weapons. his staff said they would rely on allies to do that, unnamed allie allies, but basically what the obama administration is already doing, isn't it? >> i don't think they're doing it. they say they are but the facts are they are not doing it because the arms are going into the arms of the wrong people, as we said the beginning of our conversation....
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how is the obama administration trying to target small business owners? >> that's a good question. when you hear the president say that 97% of small businesses out there would fall under that $250,000 a year threshold, so they would not see their taxes go up. in other words, only 3% of small businesses out there would see their taxes go up. the president has been emphasizes that the small businesses are the engine of the economic recovery. so he says that he wants to do as much as possible to help them get their businesses going, because if that happens, the entire economy will turn around. >> john, jim, dan, thanks. >>> coming up, remembering the victims of 9/11. a look at today's memorials when we come back. ally bank. why they're always there to talk. i love you, james. don't you love me? i'm a robot. i know. i know you're a robot! but there's more in you than just circuits and wires! uhhh. (cries) a machine can't give you what a person can. that's why ally has knowledgeable people there for you, night and day. ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> this time of the night we u
how is the obama administration trying to target small business owners? >> that's a good question. when you hear the president say that 97% of small businesses out there would fall under that $250,000 a year threshold, so they would not see their taxes go up. in other words, only 3% of small businesses out there would see their taxes go up. the president has been emphasizes that the small businesses are the engine of the economic recovery. so he says that he wants to do as much as...
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deal with it differently than the obama administration. the biggest criticism i have heard of what mitt romney's energy policies have in place is from boone pickens. he thinks natural gas is the way to go down the road. he says that there is a total silence for all practical purposes in the romney plan as far as developing natural gas, especially for big trucks and cars. he thinks that say deficiency. this is a good, important debate. there are serious differences with romney and obama on the issue. i'm thrilled they will debate something important like this. >> we should also note the congressional budget office said 70% of the oil and gas reserves are already open. maybe the claim of $1 trillion boost in revenues is a little bit over the edge. let's wait for the governor to talk about it and we can look into it tomorrow, perhaps. i want to say there is a new commercial out. at least one news cycle which is an eternity since we heard from bill clinton. he is back in the democratic ad today. let's have a look at it. >> this election, to me
deal with it differently than the obama administration. the biggest criticism i have heard of what mitt romney's energy policies have in place is from boone pickens. he thinks natural gas is the way to go down the road. he says that there is a total silence for all practical purposes in the romney plan as far as developing natural gas, especially for big trucks and cars. he thinks that say deficiency. this is a good, important debate. there are serious differences with romney and obama on the...
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but is exactly basically what the obama administration is already doing, isn't it? >> i don't think they're doing it. they say they are but we know the facts are that they're not doing it. because the arms are going into the wrong people as we said at the beginning of our conversation. obviously i support strongly providing them with weapons. i hope that governor romney will agree with that position, but -- >> do you think the u.s. should provide them weapons? >> i think -- you know, i've always said that. and i think that mitt romney is right, that we should play a much greater and stronger role in making sure that those weapons go to the right people, which is obviously not the case now because of a lack of american leadership. >> senator mccain, appreciate your time. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> coming up, an update on the 14-year-old garr mark for death and shot by the pakistani taliban. >> announcer: you never know when, but thieves can steal your identity and turn your life upside down. >> hi. >> hi. you know, i can save you 15% today if you open up a
but is exactly basically what the obama administration is already doing, isn't it? >> i don't think they're doing it. they say they are but we know the facts are that they're not doing it. because the arms are going into the wrong people as we said at the beginning of our conversation. obviously i support strongly providing them with weapons. i hope that governor romney will agree with that position, but -- >> do you think the u.s. should provide them weapons? >> i think --...
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. >> on an obama administration. >> mr. bide snoon that's incredible. >> jack kennedy. >> now you're jack kennedy. >> i think the vice president very well knows sometimes the words don't come out of your mouth the right way. i know you're under a lot of duress to make up for a lost round. >> the fox news crowd could hardly contain its distaste to biden's performance. >> i don't believe i have ever seen a debate in which one participant was as openly disrespectful of the other as biden was to paul ryan tonight. >> it was so disrespectable i agree with chris wallace. it was sort of almost unprecedented and hugely condescending. >> on msnbc where the gang was so depressed over president obama's lackluster outing the mood was downright celebratory. >> this was joe bide and he gave president obama's campaign a much needed victory. >> it was a man against a boy. >> so how did the media fall in analyzing and could we be possibly exaggerating its importance. joing me now kelly goff politil correspondent for the root.com. and steve
. >> on an obama administration. >> mr. bide snoon that's incredible. >> jack kennedy. >> now you're jack kennedy. >> i think the vice president very well knows sometimes the words don't come out of your mouth the right way. i know you're under a lot of duress to make up for a lost round. >> the fox news crowd could hardly contain its distaste to biden's performance. >> i don't believe i have ever seen a debate in which one participant was as openly...
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he's been a political voice over the years and he asked him tough questions about the obama administration. that's ahead. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. >>> so what's the best way to attract a mate? good looking, successful? sure, none of that hurts, but he may need to be playful? >> hey, so just threw a snowball at us and let's have some fun! >> yeah! >> hey, kids, come on. kids hitting me like that. hey. hey. any of you up for adoption? >> that's bill murray trying to impress a girl with his playfulness in "groundhog day." and i'm thinking that may be too playful. so i spoke with wendy walsh and she told me a bit of playfulness can actually go a long way. >> it's always been that women often look for a sense of humor in men because it is linked with intelligence. be
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something that the obama administration ultimately implemented. by the letter, the verdict is false. romney never said let detroit go bankrupt. also, his opposition to the bailout or direct federal investment puts him at add odds. will the obama plan cause people to lose insurance? ryan said it will cost 20 million people their insurance. >> look at the string of broken promises. if you like your health care plan, you can keep it, try telling that to the 20 million people who will lose insurance. >> the congressional budget analysis mentioned the possibility -- the outside possibility of 20,000 people losing cover rage due to the law. part of a range of possibilities, including 3 million people gaining coverage. in the conclusion, the cbo and the joint committee on taxes judgment is a sharp decline in employment based health insurance as a result of affordable care act is unlikely. unlikely. so our verdict here, wolf, is simply it's false. paul ryan went out on a limb there. and during the last segment, i pointed out paul ryan was right when it sa
something that the obama administration ultimately implemented. by the letter, the verdict is false. romney never said let detroit go bankrupt. also, his opposition to the bailout or direct federal investment puts him at add odds. will the obama plan cause people to lose insurance? ryan said it will cost 20 million people their insurance. >> look at the string of broken promises. if you like your health care plan, you can keep it, try telling that to the 20 million people who will lose...
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administration is already doing, isn't it? >> i don't think they are doing it they say they are, but the fact is they are not doing it, because the arms are going into the wrong people. as we said at the beginning of our conversation. obviously, i support strongly providing them with weapons, i hope that governor romney will agree with our position. >> you think ythe u.s. should directly supply them with weapons. >> i've always said that, and i think mitt romney is right, we should play a much greater and stronger role in making sure those weapons go to the right people, which is obviously not the case now because of a lack of american leadership. >> senator mccain, thank you for your time. >> thank you. >>> coming up, an update on the 14-year-old girl marked for death and shot by the pakistani taliban for advocating the education of girls. how she's doing tonight, and the big name effort we can continue. everyone in the nicu, all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was import
administration is already doing, isn't it? >> i don't think they are doing it they say they are, but the fact is they are not doing it, because the arms are going into the wrong people. as we said at the beginning of our conversation. obviously, i support strongly providing them with weapons, i hope that governor romney will agree with our position. >> you think ythe u.s. should directly supply them with weapons. >> i've always said that, and i think mitt romney is right, we...
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the obama administration backed off very fast. people don't like the idea of the government saying this treatment is cheaper. so we're only going to pay for that. right or wrong. >> erick -- >> there were never death panels. where is that coming from? >> they weren't death panels. they were a small step in that direction -- >> they were imposed to restrain the cost of health care. going forward, i get what roland's saying. when i hear democratic pollsters say that people like individual pieces of health care, that's fine. but the roberts decision means the democrats are going to have to fight on the gop turf on this which is full repeal. 60% of americans in some of the worst polling on obamacare, 60% of americans still don't like the bill overall. they don't like tax increases. we're going to november with the democrats being forced to fight on this republican battlefield. the republicans may need a plan. but right now, their best plan is just to say "repeal it." >> if you're a democrat, erick, you should go to those states with t
the obama administration backed off very fast. people don't like the idea of the government saying this treatment is cheaper. so we're only going to pay for that. right or wrong. >> erick -- >> there were never death panels. where is that coming from? >> they weren't death panels. they were a small step in that direction -- >> they were imposed to restrain the cost of health care. going forward, i get what roland's saying. when i hear democratic pollsters say that people...
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administration than the obama administration has been able to make for itself. >> just an amazing speech, i thought. >> i have to tell you, this may have been the best speech i have ever heard bill clinton deliver over all of these years. >> he's the most talented politician i've ever covered and the most charming man i ever met. no one in my view can mount an argument, frame an argument more effectively than he can. and that doesn't mean everything he said was true. >> this convention is done. this will be the moment that probably re-elected barack obama. >> we'll see about that. obama's speech drew decidedly lukewarm reviews from the press. joining us to examine the coverage of the convention in washington, jane hall, associate professor at american university school of communications. jackie kucinich, political reporter at "usa today." and bob cusack, managing editor of the capitol hill newspaper "the hill." bob cusack, the extraordinary media reaction to bill clinton's speech, even leaving aside the subplots about hillary in 2016 says to me journalists missed the guy. >> definitely.
administration than the obama administration has been able to make for itself. >> just an amazing speech, i thought. >> i have to tell you, this may have been the best speech i have ever heard bill clinton deliver over all of these years. >> he's the most talented politician i've ever covered and the most charming man i ever met. no one in my view can mount an argument, frame an argument more effectively than he can. and that doesn't mean everything he said was true. >>...
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. >> reporter: the film also blasts the obama administration for allowing classified information on the raid and other security operations to become public. >> we had tactics, techniques, procedures compromised. we even knew the name of the dog that was on the operation. >> reporter: the obama team denies taking part in any leaks saying the republicans are resorting to swift boat tactics. a reference to the 2004 attacks on john kerry's vietnam record. this film was made by opsec. a spokeswoman for the group says it's nonpartisan, but cnn found many links between the group and the gop. the president of opsec, a former navy seal, once ran for congress as a republican. a spokesman for the group has done similar workor the bush administration. the form er seal told me he's a independent voter but on his facebook page it says he was once a spokesman for the tea party. he was in this building in a certain suite. also in that suite are two republican strategy groups and no other groups. we were not allowed to film inside but were told by someone in the suite that op srsec does have anything mo
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campaign or the obama administration has made over the last four years. we haven't heard a whole lot from mitt romney. he's been in debate prep this weekend, in debate prep right now. but his running mate paul ryan addressed that last night in colorado. >> what peace through strength means is our adversaries are much less willing to test us, they're less brazen, and our allies are more willing to trust us. what it means is our adversaries when they see us projecting weakness, when they see us hollowing out our military, when they see us equivocating when it comes time to stand up for our beliefs and values overseas, they think we are a super power in decline. >> reporter: and there you have paul ryan last night in colorado trying to rev up a campaign rally. you know, we talk a lot about benghazi and how it's going to be an issue tonight. i think it's going to be an issue in a broader spectrum for mitt romney to try to talk more about terrorism in the middle east and, of course, paul ryan there talking about what america's standing is, and i think he's spe
campaign or the obama administration has made over the last four years. we haven't heard a whole lot from mitt romney. he's been in debate prep this weekend, in debate prep right now. but his running mate paul ryan addressed that last night in colorado. >> what peace through strength means is our adversaries are much less willing to test us, they're less brazen, and our allies are more willing to trust us. what it means is our adversaries when they see us projecting weakness, when they...
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i think that the obama administration clearly in retrospect made an error. clearly there was not enough security. on the other hand, that's not a decision the white house is going to make. that's made by the deputy assistant secretary of state. still, i think that is an area where he could have drawn blood. >> mitt romney mentioned peace 12 times apparently last night to obama's zero. what would the odds have been on that, a republican candidate mentioning peace 12 times to a democratic president, zero. >> he talked about education and he talked about the importance of gender equality. for a moment i thought he was a bleeding heart "new york times" columnist. >> what was his thinking, do you think? it was obviously quite deliberate. >> i think he saw obama has the advantage. he wanted to appear presidential. he didn't want to scare people. and -- >> did he achieve that aim? >> i think he did. >> i agree with you. >> i think the key thing he needed to show was that he wouldn't screw things up badly and if he could then neutralize that issue and move the talk
i think that the obama administration clearly in retrospect made an error. clearly there was not enough security. on the other hand, that's not a decision the white house is going to make. that's made by the deputy assistant secretary of state. still, i think that is an area where he could have drawn blood. >> mitt romney mentioned peace 12 times apparently last night to obama's zero. what would the odds have been on that, a republican candidate mentioning peace 12 times to a democratic...
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was that appropriate right in the middle of the crisis in >> on that same day, the obama administration had the exact same position. let's recall, they disavowed their own statement they put out early in the day in cairo. it's never too early to speak out for our values. we should have spoken out right away when the green revolution was starting, when the mullas in iran war attacking their people. we should not have called assad a reformer when he was turning guns on his own people. we should always stand up for peace, democracy and individual rights and not be imposing these devastating defense cuts. because what that does, when we show -- when we look weak, our enemies are much more willing to test us. and our allies are -- >> with all due respect, that's a bunch of mularkey. >> why is that so? >> nothing he said is accurate. >> be specific. >> i will be very specific. number one, this lecture on embassy security. the congressman here cut embassy security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for. number one. so much for the embassy security piece. number two, governor rom
was that appropriate right in the middle of the crisis in >> on that same day, the obama administration had the exact same position. let's recall, they disavowed their own statement they put out early in the day in cairo. it's never too early to speak out for our values. we should have spoken out right away when the green revolution was starting, when the mullas in iran war attacking their people. we should not have called assad a reformer when he was turning guns on his own people. we...
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republicans have criticized the obama administration for not providing enough security at our embassies and at our consulate. you whan it's like serving in a volatile area. are there significant security concerns at our embassies and american posts overseas? >> well, look, i think it's important to understand that the first line of defense for any mission abroad is the host government itself. host governments are responsible for protecting diplomatic missions and their personnel, and i think what you this ad and do you think it will be effective in calming the protests? >> i personally think it was a smart innovative diploma as where i. i have been in the business for over 40 years. i have always found that when you speak directly to people and are honest, that's not an apology. that's just effective diplomacy. putting it in the context of pakistan, you have 85% of the public gets most of its information from television. 50% of that public is illiterate. when they see hillary clinton, but most popular women in the world and president obama, president of the united states, speaking direc
republicans have criticized the obama administration for not providing enough security at our embassies and at our consulate. you whan it's like serving in a volatile area. are there significant security concerns at our embassies and american posts overseas? >> well, look, i think it's important to understand that the first line of defense for any mission abroad is the host government itself. host governments are responsible for protecting diplomatic missions and their personnel, and i...
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, the obama administration. if you change your policies, so will we. that was a critical opening, and i've been told by people within the iranian national security council that it was fully cleared, authorized, and thought through. it was a major strategic error that we did not pursue serious, sustained diplomacy with the islamic republic of iran. president obama has brought us closer to the brink of conflict with iran than even the bush administration did. >> we're going to come back. when we come back, i will let bret stephens respond, but we will also talk about how this is all going to end. and boston cream pie. did you say pie? pie. she said pie. pie. [ male announcer ] get back on track with low prices on everything you need. backed by our ad match guarantee. walmart. [ male announcer ] when diarrhea hits, kaopectate stops it fast. powerful liquid relief speeds to the source. fast. [ male announcer ] stop the uh-oh fast with kaopectate. >>> we are back talking about iran and the dangers and opportunities w
, the obama administration. if you change your policies, so will we. that was a critical opening, and i've been told by people within the iranian national security council that it was fully cleared, authorized, and thought through. it was a major strategic error that we did not pursue serious, sustained diplomacy with the islamic republic of iran. president obama has brought us closer to the brink of conflict with iran than even the bush administration did. >> we're going to come back....
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the obama administration has faced accusations it gave undeserved access to the film makers. in real life, everyone involved in the hunt for bin laden remains sworn to secrecy. but the film makers say they got firsthand accounts. they just won't say exactly how that happened. >> i think as a reporter you would understand we take protecting our sources and sort of the exact methodology of our sourcing pretty seriously, just in the same way if i asked you how exactly did you source that story. >> reporter: katherine, when you hear mark talk this way, are you a journalist or a film maker? >> that's a good question. well, i certainly try to be as faithful to the research as possible and make a good movie and make a film that was timely. >> reporter: but how much access they got is the issue. >> obviously things went wrong here. >> reporter: congressman peter king, chairman of the house homeland security committee, first called for an investigation at both the cia and the pentagon. >> there was an event where operatives were involved and they did not know until they got there that
the obama administration has faced accusations it gave undeserved access to the film makers. in real life, everyone involved in the hunt for bin laden remains sworn to secrecy. but the film makers say they got firsthand accounts. they just won't say exactly how that happened. >> i think as a reporter you would understand we take protecting our sources and sort of the exact methodology of our sourcing pretty seriously, just in the same way if i asked you how exactly did you source that...
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the obama administration has notified the egyptian generals, listen, you better turn over power to the muslim brotherhood or we're going to cut off u.s. aid. i'm not saying obama caused the arab spring but i'm saying he is acted quite having lvigorously. who can deny the muslim brotherhood is the largest organization of radical islam in the world. >> right, but suggesting that he's not very worried about radical muslims acquiring a nuclear bomb. i mean, that is an absolute load of filly, isn't it? >> first of all, we're talking about obama's motives. they can only be inferred by looking at his actions. if you look at obama's actions, what has he done to prevent iran from getting a nuclear bomb? every several months there are reports iran gets closer, closer, closer. the israelis are in panic about it. but obama seems unconcerned. obama's energy and efforts have been focused on slashing america's -- >> out of interest, what would you be doing? would you be sending in american troops in tehran? >> no, look, obama supported the protesters in egypt very happily when they were demanding dem
the obama administration has notified the egyptian generals, listen, you better turn over power to the muslim brotherhood or we're going to cut off u.s. aid. i'm not saying obama caused the arab spring but i'm saying he is acted quite having lvigorously. who can deny the muslim brotherhood is the largest organization of radical islam in the world. >> right, but suggesting that he's not very worried about radical muslims acquiring a nuclear bomb. i mean, that is an absolute load of filly,...
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>> according to president obama's policy, not necessarily what joe biden said. but according to policy, we transition to afghan forces in 2014, and the administration maintains flexibility to keep forces or redeploy forces, even in a non-combat role. there are a number of years after 2014 that the administration's own policy allows for the same thing. congressman ryan believes that 2014 should be the transition, and they think the flexible the president built in is appropriate. but the goal, handing off security to the afghan forces on that very important issue there, is no difference between the president and governor romney. >> stylistic points of debate, we heard vice president biden interrupting congressman ryan. calling him in friend. did you prepare for that? >> i watched a lot of biden debate tape over the years. i never seen him perform quite like he did tonight. i'll leave it to others to judge whether it was appropriate for the office of vice president. the contrast was striking on substance, where congressman ryan, laid out a plan, governor romney wan
>> according to president obama's policy, not necessarily what joe biden said. but according to policy, we transition to afghan forces in 2014, and the administration maintains flexibility to keep forces or redeploy forces, even in a non-combat role. there are a number of years after 2014 that the administration's own policy allows for the same thing. congressman ryan believes that 2014 should be the transition, and they think the flexible the president built in is appropriate. but the...
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you know, this election really should be about what happened the first two years of the obama administration, and democrats should have been able to do anything they wanted to do, and now is when that should pay off. we shouldn't be worried about what happened last month and how that impacts the economy because, frankly, we've had no budget, no appropriations bills. the majority in the senate, i think, will change because people are tired of a senate that won't do the things that need to be done. >> let me ask you about the state of the race in missouri. this is where you had congressman akin who made a ve controversial remark, which you condemn, which others condemn. you, in fact, said at the time we do not believe it sefshz the national interest for congressman todd akin to stay in the race for senate. the issues at stake are too big, and it's simply too important. the right decision is to step aside. as we all know todd akin did not step aside. he is running as the republican. you are looking as though -- the republicans are looking as though they're going to lose that race because akin s
you know, this election really should be about what happened the first two years of the obama administration, and democrats should have been able to do anything they wanted to do, and now is when that should pay off. we shouldn't be worried about what happened last month and how that impacts the economy because, frankly, we've had no budget, no appropriations bills. the majority in the senate, i think, will change because people are tired of a senate that won't do the things that need to be...
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i would be honored if there was a chance to serve in president obama's administration again. i'm not going to rule it out, i feel blessed that i can do two things that i love. i feel like only in america can you do something like that. >> kal penn, thank you so much. there you have it, anderson, who knows, maybe we'll be seeing kal penn serving in a second obama term if there is one. >> thanks very much. >>> i want to check in with erin burnett and tom foreman for a cnn fact check on the economy now, the economy based on sme of things president clinton said during his speech. tom? >> there were lots of numbers in here, some of them accurate, some of them not. but obviously, bill clinton's administration, you know, it's amazing. it's not just democrats that look back at him with great fondness, it's republicans, it's republicans. they say, this guy was great, he's amazing in his ability to re-invent. a lot of people big fans of his. it touched democrats because of his economic record. they look at the job growth, good times, internet boom. that makes them remember good times.
i would be honored if there was a chance to serve in president obama's administration again. i'm not going to rule it out, i feel blessed that i can do two things that i love. i feel like only in america can you do something like that. >> kal penn, thank you so much. there you have it, anderson, who knows, maybe we'll be seeing kal penn serving in a second obama term if there is one. >> thanks very much. >>> i want to check in with erin burnett and tom foreman for a cnn...
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the bush administration more than president obama, that's music to chicago's ears right now. but it becomes the election is a contest for who can win the middle class and it's not bumper stickeers, real policies. >> some of the polls have been showing that quite frankly, when you ask middle class americans who they think is, who they think the president favors, they say obama favors the middle class, while the view of governor romney say he favors the rich. how does mitt romney combat this to win the middle class votes? because you know what, the middle class vote is a holy grail in a campaign, because everyone thinks they're middle class, whether they really are or whether they have middle class values. >> that's right. and in the speech in kansas that president obama gave early in the cycle, basically said this is about a fight who can defend the middle class. that's how he wants to frame it himself. as you said, being wealthy and successful is not a disqualifier for connecting to middle class voters. far from it, it can be a credit, but romney's got to go beyond bumper sti
the bush administration more than president obama, that's music to chicago's ears right now. but it becomes the election is a contest for who can win the middle class and it's not bumper stickeers, real policies. >> some of the polls have been showing that quite frankly, when you ask middle class americans who they think is, who they think the president favors, they say obama favors the middle class, while the view of governor romney say he favors the rich. how does mitt romney combat...
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administration strategy or this doctrine that the obama administration called leading from behind. specifically libya when the white house in a calculated let france and britain take lead in establishing this no-fly zone, and the u.s. played assist. romney is calling that leading from behind as following. very different than what we saw from president bush with his own preemptive first strike doctrine forging the war in iraq and using it as justification for his war on terror. what do you think american voters are more comfortable with? do you think that it is the bush preemptive approach that resonates with voters, or is it really more about what president obama is trying to do? >> there's clearly no great desire on the part of the american public to get involved in wars. once again, as was the case with iraq, for example. it's completely militarily, even though, as you and i know, the situation in iraq is deteriorating, and romney makes some valid points about the reduction of democracy under the government of prime minister nuri al maliki and its alignment with its neighbor iran
administration strategy or this doctrine that the obama administration called leading from behind. specifically libya when the white house in a calculated let france and britain take lead in establishing this no-fly zone, and the u.s. played assist. romney is calling that leading from behind as following. very different than what we saw from president bush with his own preemptive first strike doctrine forging the war in iraq and using it as justification for his war on terror. what do you think...
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, the obama administration. if you change your policies, so will we. that was a critical opening, and i've been told by people within the iranian national security council that it was fully cleared, authorized, and thought through. it was a major strategic error that we did not pursue serious, sustained diplomacy with the islamic republic of iran. president obama has brought us closer to the brink of conflict with iran than even the bush administration did. >> we're going to come back. when we come back, i will let bret respond and we'll talk about the next step. white meat chicken. the way i always made it for you. one more thing.... those pj's you like, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. try bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles so it enters the bloodstream fast and rushes relief to the site of your tough pain. it's proven to relieve pain twice as fast as before. bayer advanced aspirin. when i'm out wit
, the obama administration. if you change your policies, so will we. that was a critical opening, and i've been told by people within the iranian national security council that it was fully cleared, authorized, and thought through. it was a major strategic error that we did not pursue serious, sustained diplomacy with the islamic republic of iran. president obama has brought us closer to the brink of conflict with iran than even the bush administration did. >> we're going to come back....
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phil carter, official for the obama administration. good to have you with us. seth, let me start with you. what happens from here? is this something that becomes turning point if the burning of the korans was not one? >> i think what's important here, we've seep it in past cases. there have to be -- this was justice done to local tribes, that has to be done fairly quickly. the political process we're doing in the u.s. military can be a little prolonged, but i think afghans have to see something so move iis moving fa quickly. >> and certainly as more and more troops leave was u.s. soldiers or u.s. forces working with afghans. hand in hand, right? side by side. is that even possible at this point? >> no, there's a huge trust deficit here and this incident, if only this incident were the only thing we had to worry about. there was a trust deficit caused by the burning of the korans. by the shooting of the two officers at ministry of the interior. there's a trust deficit caused by our relationship with pakistan and we have a much broader problem to enable us to tra
phil carter, official for the obama administration. good to have you with us. seth, let me start with you. what happens from here? is this something that becomes turning point if the burning of the korans was not one? >> i think what's important here, we've seep it in past cases. there have to be -- this was justice done to local tribes, that has to be done fairly quickly. the political process we're doing in the u.s. military can be a little prolonged, but i think afghans have to see...
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. >> i took on the obama administration to put montana back in charge of economy and i open posed the wall street bailouts and got rid of the economic regulations. look across my state, i do what is best for montana always. >> that is an ad from a democratic and what does that tell you about the a, the strength of the president's coattails and how some democrats are viewing the president? >> the same that scott brown's ads in massachusetts says when he quickly distances himself from mitt romney, and everybody makes their own decisions, and what they think is best for certain constituencies in their own state. we are not a monolithic party and we have different ideas of what should be done specifically, specifically, but i will say this, there is a fundamental choice. and democrats a whole believe this and republicans as a whole believe this. do we move this country forward and rebuild this economy for the middle-class by doing it by investing in families or do it by investing in millionaires and billionaires and that is the central and fundamental question. and can dirks here di, here
. >> i took on the obama administration to put montana back in charge of economy and i open posed the wall street bailouts and got rid of the economic regulations. look across my state, i do what is best for montana always. >> that is an ad from a democratic and what does that tell you about the a, the strength of the president's coattails and how some democrats are viewing the president? >> the same that scott brown's ads in massachusetts says when he quickly distances...
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administration's advertisements saying that it was horrible what he was doing at bain capital. and the issue on whether or not he was on the same issue on extending the bush tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. listen to this. >> some of your critics have said the former president is undermining the current president for whatever reason. >> well, look, in 2008, when he ran for president and defeated hillary in the primaries, i did 40 events for him. 40 in the election. and in 2012 i have done these major fundraisers and spoken up for him whenever i could. i have told people repeatedly i think he's done a really good job under trying circumstances and better than some people give him credit for. and i strongly committed to his re-election. and i just regret -- you know, my instinct. you know me. i don't think i should have to say bad things about governor romney to disagree with him. >> he flatly said he was wrong. he apologized for suggesting that the bush tax cuts for the wealthiest making more than $200,000 a year families should be extended. the president says he's not ext
administration's advertisements saying that it was horrible what he was doing at bain capital. and the issue on whether or not he was on the same issue on extending the bush tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. listen to this. >> some of your critics have said the former president is undermining the current president for whatever reason. >> well, look, in 2008, when he ran for president and defeated hillary in the primaries, i did 40 events for him. 40 in the election. and in 2012...
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the obama administration and kathleen sib bill list tried to redefine what an organization is. and they said, it's only those who serve catholics and employing catholics. this is a narrow definition. mother teresa couldn't qualify it. and simone campbell is a leader of a group called network. she is critiqued by beinged a odds. she is -- inviting a sister like her might not resonate in the same way that cardinal dolan is. she is missing the habit, james. which we look for when we look at nuns. >> a lot of catholics don't agree with the social aspects of the religion when it comes to women. james, let me ask you this to. you wanted to make a link. the other voting bloc that could turn the election is hispanics mmpb 70% of the hispanics in the country are catholics. do you think that this could help with that crucial group to get the numbers he needs to win the white house. >> in a word, no. and catholics are -- you know, will pick our cues and goo to vote. people who do go to church tend to be more republican. but i do think we should have the nuns at our convention. i think the
the obama administration and kathleen sib bill list tried to redefine what an organization is. and they said, it's only those who serve catholics and employing catholics. this is a narrow definition. mother teresa couldn't qualify it. and simone campbell is a leader of a group called network. she is critiqued by beinged a odds. she is -- inviting a sister like her might not resonate in the same way that cardinal dolan is. she is missing the habit, james. which we look for when we look at nuns....
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it says a lot about the obama administration and definitely you talked to the guys on wall street and the first thing they'll say is we hate the tone. you know, why are we the villians? why are we the bad guys? some say my kids say that their embarrass that they're dad is a banker. i think it's more than tone. i think it is also about fear of more intrusive regulation. >> policy. >> there is real fear of dodd/frank and the volker rule and also crucially worries about taxes and the truth is there is a clear divide between obama and romney and the truth is also if you are a wall street millionaire, your taxes will be significantly higher if obama is re-elected. that is a real personal reason to support romney. >> i want to take a look at the top donor groups for the president. the president has a lot more than just hollywood on his side. take a look at the top five contributors. microsoft, university of california, dla piper, google and harvard university. how do you read this? what's your read on that in terms of individuals of those institutions giving to the president? >> i think we
it says a lot about the obama administration and definitely you talked to the guys on wall street and the first thing they'll say is we hate the tone. you know, why are we the villians? why are we the bad guys? some say my kids say that their embarrass that they're dad is a banker. i think it's more than tone. i think it is also about fear of more intrusive regulation. >> policy. >> there is real fear of dodd/frank and the volker rule and also crucially worries about taxes and the...
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. >> the media is going along with the obama administration pretending like this is a protest on some phantom video youtu youtube. no. >> was it an assault or deflecting attention from the larger story? pundits on the right pounding romney after the convention saying he's blowing the race. >> if you can't beat barack obama with this record, then shut down the party. shut it down. >> why are these commentators mounting this preemptive blame game? >>> plus katie coric makes her daytime debut. >> i have to admit i'm a little nervous and just before i came out here a few folks tweeted me with some advice like pe first, check, wear great shoes, check, i hope. >> can a former morning show host and evening anchor make it in the afternoon? i'm howard kurtz, and this is "reliable sources." >>> when mitt romney met reporters in florida on the morning after the attacks that killed four americans in libya, there was little doubt that the press focus would be on his criticism of the administration. the journalists even discussed it before hand. >> i would just say do you regret your question. >> y
. >> the media is going along with the obama administration pretending like this is a protest on some phantom video youtu youtube. no. >> was it an assault or deflecting attention from the larger story? pundits on the right pounding romney after the convention saying he's blowing the race. >> if you can't beat barack obama with this record, then shut down the party. shut it down. >> why are these commentators mounting this preemptive blame game? >>> plus katie...
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the obama administration and labor department saying you shouldn't be alarmed. we shouldn't send out noeltss because we don't know if they are going to come. it's going to be up to the companies. and as you know, if they don't send out the notices and do layoffs, they could get sued. so it will be interesting to see if the companies are going to do this. and it's absolutely political now. saying inappropriate to send the notices out. >> once again, we have uncertainty by employers not knowing what to do and that could cost americans jobs. thank you for a great explanation. what are the defense contractors planning to do? the biggest government defense contractor says they are reviewing the guidance. their ceo says they may have to layoff 10,000 workers if congress doesn't act. and warn notices are possible it could layoff 4,000 if the sequester happens. joining me is rick mcneil, the president and ceo of lord corporation, which makes critical parts for helicopters. and thomas buffenbarger. rick, you have 2800 employees worldwide. you say you're not laying anyone
the obama administration and labor department saying you shouldn't be alarmed. we shouldn't send out noeltss because we don't know if they are going to come. it's going to be up to the companies. and as you know, if they don't send out the notices and do layoffs, they could get sued. so it will be interesting to see if the companies are going to do this. and it's absolutely political now. saying inappropriate to send the notices out. >> once again, we have uncertainty by employers not...
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the year the obama administration granted the amnesty to americans, promising not to publicize their names or go after them with felonies if they had been hiding money offshore. if they just came forward and paid a penalty and some of the back taxes. give me a bit of a feel for this amnesty program and how successful it's been and what would have happened if you didn't take advantage of it? >> around 17,000 americans took advantage of this opportunity and the, there's been a big fight going on over ub srk, the swiss banking company selling criminal tax shelters in the u.s. they got a nonprosecution agreement. they're supposed to give 450 names out of 50,000. that's been fought as well. but the likelihood is what romney has done is legal, not illegal. given what we know about romney's career and he's been in politics, but that doesn't mean he may not have in the years in question paid tacks. he may have been audited and had to pay taxes after the fact. we wouldn't know that without seeing his returns and i predict to you the obama campaign is going to torture romney with this up until
the year the obama administration granted the amnesty to americans, promising not to publicize their names or go after them with felonies if they had been hiding money offshore. if they just came forward and paid a penalty and some of the back taxes. give me a bit of a feel for this amnesty program and how successful it's been and what would have happened if you didn't take advantage of it? >> around 17,000 americans took advantage of this opportunity and the, there's been a big fight...
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he's a leading voice against the obama administration and he voted no on the stimulus plan. he took on the white house over the affordable care act and wants to repeal obama care. on guns, he's backed by the nra. he voted to decrease the gun-buying waiting period from three days to one day. on privacy he voted to allow electronic surveillance of americans without a warrant. on defense he's a hawk. he voted to send america to war in iraq and voted against ending the war in afghanistan. and it looks like many americans aren't sure who paul ryan is. according to a new cnn/orc international poll, 54% of americans don't know enough about him to form an opinion. 27% view him favorably and 19% don't like him. john king looks at the political career of romney's vp pick. >> we want -- >> reporter: for paul ryan debating joe biden might feel like a demotion. >> my question is why not start freezing spending now and will you help us get a vote on it in the house? >> let me respond to the two specific questions but i want to just push back a little bit on the underlying premise about us
he's a leading voice against the obama administration and he voted no on the stimulus plan. he took on the white house over the affordable care act and wants to repeal obama care. on guns, he's backed by the nra. he voted to decrease the gun-buying waiting period from three days to one day. on privacy he voted to allow electronic surveillance of americans without a warrant. on defense he's a hawk. he voted to send america to war in iraq and voted against ending the war in afghanistan. and it...